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Ultrasound Guidance for Vascular Access

Utah rates for HCPCS 76937

Before placing a needle or catheter into a vein or artery, for instance to insert a central line, the doctor uses real-time ultrasound to look at the blood vessel, confirm it is open and healthy, and watch the needle enter it. This guidance improves accuracy and safety compared to inserting a needle by feel alone, and it includes a permanent saved image plus a written report. It is billed in addition to the vascular access procedure itself, not as a stand-alone service.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Ultrasound Guidance for Vascular Access cost?

$31.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $31.62 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $26.30 to $38.02.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $38 · 10th to 90th $38 to $38Professionalmedian $32 · 10th to 90th $23 to $60
$20$50facility $38professional $32

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$28.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$35.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$61.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$25.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$38.02
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$34.67
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$67.61
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$25.12
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$41.69
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$107.15
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$107.15
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$107.15
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$66.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$67.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$23.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$33.88
3 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$15.85
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$63.10

Where Utah sits

The same service costs 4.1 times more in Alaska than in Florida. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Utah· 49th of 51

$31.62

AK $117FL $28.84

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.